Bangchak Corporation, one of the big dogs on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), is turbocharging its efforts to collect used cooking oil, aiming to transform it into sustainable jet fuel (SAF) by next year—a first-class upgrade for greener skies. BSGF, Bangchak’s SAF-producing brainchild, has penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with New Biodiesel to …

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A Burmese man faked a seizure and death at a police station to avoid detention after he was arrested for sexually assaulting a Thai woman at a market in the central province of Chachoengsao. An off-duty police officer, Sakchai, and witnesses at Bang Wua Temple Market on Bangna-Trat Road in the Bang Pakong district helped the …

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In a bid to boost birth rates and tackle looming labour shortages, the Labour Ministry is gearing up to increase the monthly child welfare support for social security subscribers in Thailand from January next year. Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has revealed plans to make family life a little more financially feasible for the nation. Currently, …

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Phuket aims to boost its tourism revenue to 500 billion baht in the latter half of this year by implementing policies targeted at high-end tourists. Rewat Areerob, President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO), announced the revised revenue goal, which had previously been set at 420 billion baht (US$12.6 billion). He emphasised that the …

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Phuket Tourist Police initiated a crackdown on illegal Chinese tour guides in preparation for the upcoming tourism High Season. Yesterday, October 14, Phuket Tourist Police, in line with orders from Police Lieutenant General Saksira Phueak-am, Commissioner of the Tourist Police Bureau, began efforts to combat illegal activities threatening the tourism industry. This directive was shared …

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Residents urged the police to swiftly arrest thieves who stole money kept in the cinerary urns of their deceased family members at four temples in the Isaan province of Buriram, allegedly to buy drugs. In line with Thai Buddhist traditions, it is customary to place coins in urns or containers with the ashes and bones …

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Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will serve as jury president at the 32nd edition of the pioneering Polish event honoring excellence in cinematography.

Named for the shadow-dwelling god of the underworld, the small but mighty planet is associated with sex, death, destruction and much more.

One year after the AFC North made NFL history by having all four of its teams finish with winning records, the NFC North is trying to replicate the feat.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a state of disaster following the Mbare Traders Market fire last week. On 8 October 2024, a massive fire broke out at Mbare Traders Market in Harare, one of the largest informal trade hubs in the country. The fire started on Tuesday night and continued throughout the night, causing widespread destruction. […]

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